The main objectives of sustainable agriculture are:
- Make the best use of the resources available
- Minimize use of non-renewable resources
- Protect the health and safety of farmworkers, local communities and society
- Protect and enhance the environment and natural resources
- Protect the economic viability of farming operations
- Provide sufficient financial reward to the farmer to enable continued production and contribute to the well-being of the community
- Produce sufficient high-quality and safe food
- Build on available technology, knowledge and skills in ways that suit local conditions and capacity.
(Source: agritech.tnau.ac.in)
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